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economy, transportation, location, weather, meeting
facilities, events, and other topics we frequently
receive questions about.
History
San Antonio, occupying 368.6 square miles, is
the seat of Bexar County (pronounced "bear"). The
Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) consists of Bexar,
Comal, Guadalupe and Wilson Counties. San Antonio is in
South Central Texas, approximately 140 miles northwest of
the Gulf of Mexico and 150 miles northeast of the city of
Laredo on the Mexican border. Take a look at a
San Antonio Map (courtesy 70th Communications Squadron,
Brooks AFB).
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Weather
San Antonio has about a 50% chance of the
sunshine during the winter months and more than a 70% chance
during the summer months. Skies are clear to partly cloudy
more than 60% of the time and cloudy less than 40% of the
time. Average temperatures range from 50o in
January to the mid 90s in July and August. While the summer
is hot, with daily temperatures above 90o over
80% of the time, extremely high temperatures (100o
and over) and rare. Mild weather prevails during the winter
months, with temperatures below freezing occurring on an
average of about 20 days per year
Relative humidity is above 80% during the early morning
hours most of the year, dropping to near 50% in the late
afternoon. The normal annual rainfall is about 28 inches,
with the heaviest amounts occurring during May and
September. Measurable snow falls only once every three or
four years |
